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Contact one of our specialist lawyers for a free initial consultation to find out if we can investigate your case with the financial security of a no win no fee agreement.

Mesothelioma affects the membrane that lines the cavities of the chest and abdomen that surround the heart, lung and intestines. It most often occurs on the lining of the lung known as the pleura. Pleural mesothelioma causes the pleura to thicken, reducing the lungs' ability to expand fully resulting in a feeling of breathlessness.

When can you make a compensation claim for exposure to asbestos?

If you or someone you know has developed Mesothelioma then you may entitled to claim compensation. To find out where you stand and the right steps to take we have put together this care guide specifically for Mesothelioma; Mesothelioma care guide.

Surviving family members such as a wife, partner or children of a mesothelioma sufferer can also claim compensation.

How our personal injury lawyers can help with a claim for compensation for Mesothelioma

We have a long history of success in compensation claims concerning mesothelioma.

We take action quickly and pursue claims tenaciously. Many of our mesothelioma cases reach successful settlements within a few months.

The size of our personal injury team and the breadth of our knowledge in mesothelioma compensation means it is likely that we have already recovered compensation in a case with similar circumstances to yours.

We have specific knowledge of many of the employers involved in mesothelioma claims.

Over the last decade we have settled over 100 claims with a success rate of 99% we have settled claims against companies and government departments:

Ministry of Defence (dockyard claims primarily Chatham Dockyard)

Department of Transport [formerly BRB Residuary] for British Rail employees

H M Prison Service

Asbestos factory employees including British Uralite and British Belting and Asbestos

Our promise to you

Advise you at the first meeting if your claim has good prospects of success or not

Advise on your entitlement to state benefits. For every living mesothelioma claimant a minimum £12,945 lump sum is available from the government

Work in a practical, supportive and clear way, dedicated to gaining the best possible outcome for each of our clients.

Free initial consultation

Contact our team of specialist personal injury lawyers for a free, no obligation, consultation and we will listen to the circumstances of your accident before giving you clear advice on the chance of you recovering compensation. If we think you have a claim we can investigate your case using the financial security of a no win no fee agreement.

Our client, Mr P, worked at Dungeness Nuclear Power Station for over 20 years, during since time he was exposed to asbestos without adequate protective equipment, leading him to develop slow progressing mesothelioma.

Thomson Snell & Passmore have secured compensation for the estate of a gentleman who died after developing mesothelioma as a result of inhaling asbestos dust throughout his working life. The gentleman worked in various roles, including work as a mechanic, a vehicle maintenance worker and a quarry worker.

Specialist Industrial Disease lawyers based at Thomson Snell & Passmore’s Tunbridge Wells and Dartford (Thames Gateway) offices, have secured a five figure sum for a builder who developed mesothelioma cancer after he was exposed to asbestos at work.

Oliver Chapman, specialist industrial disease lawyer based at Thomson Snell & Passmore’s Tunbridge Wells and Dartford (Thames Gateway) offices, has secured £150,000 for a widow whose husband died as a result of mesothelioma.

This case study demonstrates expertise of our chemical poisoning and asbestos team which recently negotiated a significant amount of compensation for the Estate of a former contracts engineer who experienced occupational exposure to asbestos when visiting various building sites to measure up for the purposes of drawing plans for air conditioning systems.

Oliver Chapman, specialist personal injury lawyer based at Thomson Snell & Passmore's Tunbridge Wells Office, has secured over £140,000 for the widow and estate of a former floor fitter who died from mesothelioma after he was exposed to asbestos by his former employers.

We have successfully negotiated a £180,000 settlement for the surviving wife of a former labourer who contracted mesothelioma when working with asbestos during his employment with Vulcan Plastics in Westerham from about 1964 to 1965.

Compensation recovered for a former shop worker and cashier at the old Marks and Spencer Store in Folkestone who contracted mesothelioma from working in close vicinity to building works being carried out there which included asbestos.

This case study demonstrates expertise of our chemical poisoning and asbestos team which recently negotiated a significant amount of compensation for the wife of a former electrician who was exposed to asbestos while working at the British Uralite factory in Higham, Kent.

We have successfully negotiated a £120,000 settlement for the surviving wife of a former lagger’s mate who contracted mesothelioma from working with asbestos for an asbestos insulation company, Kitsons.

We have successfully negotiated an undisclosed five figure settlement for the surviving wife of a former lagger’s mate and labourer who developed pleural thickening and asbestosis after occupational exposure to asbestos at the Victoria Docks and in a factory.

This case study demonstrates expertise of our chemical poisoning and asbestos team which recently negotiated a significant amount of compensation for the wife of a former electrician’s mate who was exposed to asbestos while working for British Gypsum in Erith, Kent and for the Ford Motor Company in Dagenham, Essex.

This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Chemical Poisoning & Asbestos team who recently settled a compensation claim for a former plumbing and heating engineer who developed mesothelioma after five years' exposure to asbestos when working on the construction of various buildings in Croydon.

This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Chemical Poisoning & Asbestos team who recently settled a compensation claim for a marine service engineer who developed mesothelioma after exposure to asbestos when working for the Ministry of Defence.

This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Chemical Poisoning & Asbestos team who recently negotiated within 58 days a full value compensation settlement for a former rivet boy who developed mesothelioma after four years' exposure to asbestos when working at Chatham Dockyard.

This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Chemical Poisoning & Asbestos team who recently negotiated a six figure settlement for the wife of a marine engineer who was exposed to asbestos from 1945 to 1950.

This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Chemical Poisoning & Asbestos team who recently negotiated a full value settlement for a jeweller who developed mesothelioma after eight years' light exposure to asbestos working for international jewellers.

This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Chemical Poisoning & Asbestos team who recently negotiated a significant sum for the wife of a former oil refinery worker who had been exposed to asbestos while working at the Stanford-le-Hope oil refineries.

This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Chemical Poisoning & Asbestos team who recently negotiated a full value settlement for the wife of a former power station worker who developed lung cancer after exposure to asbestos working at Kingsnorth power station.

This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Chemical Poisoning & Asbestos team. The team recently negotiated a full value settlement for the wife of a gas fitter who worked in and around Margate for 26 years.

This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Chemical Poisoning & Asbestos team. The team recently negotiated a full value settlement for the wife of a former prison worker who developed mesothelioma after ten years' exposure to asbestos working at Ashford Remand Centre in Middlesex.

This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Chemical Poisoning & Asbestos team who recently negotiated a full value settlement for a Chatham Dockyard worker who developed mesothelioma 25 years after the Dockyard closed.

This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Chemical Poisoning & Asbestos team who recently recovered damages for a client suffering from mesothelioma within six months of his diagnosis, despite exposure being more than 20 years before the Sunday Times article that publicised knowledge about asbestos hazards.

This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Chemical Poisoning & Asbestos team who recovered compensation for a widow whose husband died from mesothelioma developed following occupational exposure to asbestos.

Our client, Mr A, was employed at the Tovil and Bridge Paper Mills in Maidstone, Kent in the 1960s where he was negligently exposed to asbestos. 40 years later he developed mesothelioma cancer. We identified an insurer and settled his case, within his lifetime, for £275,000.

Jessica Hanrahan, a Paralegal in our Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury team shares her views on the news that the NHS Complaints Service has been found it to be most inadequate following a review by the Health Service Ombudsman.

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Tom was really helpful he explained very clearly and what would happen. Thank you.”

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Thank you for providing an excellent service, which due to you was stress free for me! I am more than happy with the amount and am now, more importantly, able to move on putting this behind me.

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Throughout the process, your firm has treated me with unfailing tact and courtesy. I have been conscious of, as well as the firm’s efficiency, a considerable sensitivity in the way a potentially painful legal issue was dealt with.

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We are very grateful to you for your hard work, your sensitivity in dealing with some frequently painful material, and the consistent lucidity with which you have kept us informed of the different stages of the claim

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Chambers UK 2014

The team provides a ‘consistently high level of service’.

The Legal 500 2013

I would like to take this opportunity of offering my most sincere thanks to you and your Team for handling my Personal Injury Claim. The outcome was very satisfactory and way beyond my expectations which I can only attribute to your expertise and knowledge in these matters. I will have no hesitation in recommending you and your practice partners.

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Many thanks for all your support and hard work through a torrid 2 ½ years. We both appreciate it could have ended very differently without your dedication and attention to detail.”

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The sensitivity and dedication has assisted and assured me greatly in my recovery…there has been an emotional benefit that you and the team have provided by all of your actions. Thank you and the team for winning this case and securing a victory which, to me, is more than just about financial compensation.

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Thank you so much for the huge amount of effort and work put in by all concerned with this case. You were a very kind man and handled the case sympathetically and with integrity

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I would like to thank Jenny and her team for all their hard work and efforts during what has been a very traumatic 3 years. Throughout this period, Jenny has been on hand with reassurance and advice. At the same time, she assembled an excellent team of experts, which enabled me to reach a successful conclusion.

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